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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 10:48:15 -0400
From: Joanne Stepaniak <joanne@vegsource.org>
I was forwarded your article "My Visit to a Dairy Farm" and would like to thank you for all that you are doing to bring vegan awareness to the Jain community. Although I am not Jain, I support the philosophy and ethics behind the Jain way of life.
I am the author of several vegan cookbooks including "The Uncheese Cookbook" and "Vegan Vittles," among others. In my books I reiterate the plight of the dairy cow, as it is such an overlooked and vitally important issue.
It is wonderful that you made the commitment to become vegan when you were "older." You are a beautiful example for all young and old -- who might feel it is too difficult to change. I wish you the best with your endeavors. You are doing very valuable and important work.
Joanne Stepaniak - Joanne@vegsource.org
http://www.vegsource.org/joanne
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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:36:19 -0400 (EDT) From: "K. R. Shah" <kshah@math.uwaterloo.ca>
I wanted to add that we recently had a wedding reception for our son Nikhil in Bombay, India where the menu was entirely vegan and no one noticed! We received very many complements regarding the delicious food items.
Kirti R. shah - Toronto, Canada
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:15:53 -0500 From: Mona shah <Monica.M.Shah-1 @tc.umn.edu>
I have read your article "my visit to a dairy farm" and liked the personal perspective you gave.
I am already vegan in diet and try to be in other materials as well like clothes etc. I feel that the biggest thing left to change for me is reducing or eliminating use of animal products in Jain rituals. My
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